Improvement project to begin on U.S. 31

OCEANA COUNTY -- The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin improvements to 5 miles of U.S. 31 in Oceana County Monday.

The 5-mile resurfacing project will run from Shelby to Polk roads, an MDOT spokesman said in a news release.

In addition to milling and resurfacing the roadway, crews will make concrete repairs and install new curb and gutter.

Lane and shoulder closures will be in place during the weekdays, with at least of one lane of traffic remaining open in each direction at all times.

"Due to the heavy summer tourist traffic in this area, we worked with the contractor to ensure all lanes are open to motorists during the weekends," Tim Judge, MDOT Muskegon Transportation Service Center manager, said in the news release.

Lane closures will be removed by 4 p.m. each Friday night, and work will resume after 6 a.m. the following Monday morning. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-August.